Blackwell, a Seattle native, also had associations (as a producer, mentor, etc.) with Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Sam Cooke, and many others.

There had been a WWII victory procession there with him the previous day.

(I watched a 35mm print of “Thief,” Michael Mann’s first film and a doozy at that, around noon there.) The Wong Kar-wai poster was the theater’s, with Chinese eateries right across the street.

Favorites included: The clocks and watches section, the actual British history collections (the large Medieval knife that looked almost art deco-ey here included), and virtually everything Egyptian. This was Jet Lagged After a Red-Eye But Moving Along Quickly Day.

And the verdant area is near the train station, with a bike path running around a canaI. I can still ride a bike, despite MS, but would have needed someone to help me here and there when overseas, alas.

Art Nouveau style, of course, as with the Musical Instruments Museum across the street.